my little sister, at the age of 4, used to ask my brother to see his "tail." when he declined, she would announce "mommy, daniel won't let me see his tail!"

maggie

When I was little I thought that boys had vaginas too even though I had to take baths with my brother. I just thought he was the only one in the world who had a penis. So anyway, when I was twelve I was at some boys house and he was in the bathroom and I had to come in 'cause I left something in there and had to get it out (can't remember what) I was confused why he wouldn't let me in, because when I was liitle, my sisters and my brother always let me in, so I didn't know why he woudn't (I'm a stupid girl). Anyway, eventualy, I came in and was shocked to see that he hada penis too! So I just thought that everyone got one when they got their period. This screwed up my whole idea about sex. Before this,m I thought that you could just get pregnant anytime, and "sex" had nothing to do with reproduction, that was just when you kissed naked with a boy. So I made a new theory: you couldn't get pregnant until you grew your penis (when you got your period) and the baby would come out the tip. For like a year, I was skeptical if I wanted to have a penis. I kinda liked my vagina. Well, it didn;t take to long to figure it out. I remember when at a family reunioun I started talking about it wit my cousin (who's my age) and my uncle (who's not much older than me). When they heard what I believed, they laughed so hard! I can remember my uncle just lauging so hard he couldn't breathe, my cousin didn't think it was that funny, but she laughed, They quickly told me the truth, I was so relieved. My uncle still makes fun of me for this.

Ididot (see, I'm so stupid I can't even spell idiot)!

Well it wasn't my belief....but my cousin is about 3 years older than my brother (whome is 9 years older than me...so obviously this is just a story i've been told many many times)...well my cousin (a girl) happened to see my mum changing my brothers diaper and saw his scrotum & penis...she ran out of the room screaming...when her mother finally calmed her down she said "Mommy mommy look...Matt's got an Udder!"...it was just udderly adorable from what i hear (get it...udderly...hehe)...anyways...so for years she thought that boys were really cows...and she wouldn't eat beef or hamburgers...thinking that it was really 'boy meat'.....my cousin has never lived that down....and i just HAD to tell y'all about it...hehe

Kate

Until I was in college, I truly believed I had three testicles.

For most of my life I was self-conscious about my body because I was so obviously different. From an early age, I knew people should only have two, yet I very clearly appeared to have three. I was so self-conscious, in fact, that I never spoke to anyone about it or asked anyone if it was a problem.

While in college, I began to have acute pain in my abdomen. I found I could lie on my back and the pain would eventually subside. I also noticed that my "third testicle" seemed to disappear during this exercise. I did a little research and came up with a theory that needed proof. The problem became progressively worse, interfering with my daily routine and studies. I sought medical attention, and the (now obvious) diagnosis was made:

I had been born with a hernia that had never been caught.

Mike

My grandma told me that when she was little she didn't know anything about puberty. She used to live on a farm and always ride horses. So one day she started crying and freaking out because she though the horses hairs got stuck ummm...down there.

Anon

Whe i was a little kid, I though that getting a circumsision was just another word for getting your kid neuterd. I believed that parentd did this so that their kids couldn't have babies too young. (I thought it would grow back in about 10 years or so.)

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